Friday, February 08, 2008

Last year I posted a piece on the emergence of websites that help us keep track of what's new, hip, noteworthy and fun in the international world of design. Of course, one of the original sources of global design coolness is London-based Wallpaper* magazine. The gorgeous February issue features their 2008 Design Awards coverage, and it's my pleasure to provide info on their major winners, as determined by judges Tadao Ando, André Balazs, Wong Kar-Wai, Langlands & Bell, Patricia Urquiola and Donatella Versace. Be sure to check out the issue itself for more info on their selections -- and on brilliant designs in 55 other categories as culled by the magazine's staff. By the way -- sincere congratulations to my friend Jean-Francois Lepage for his photographic contributions to the issue -- and for nailing the cover.